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tablet under $125?

by Jun 29, 2014 3:04PM PDT

just looking for a cheap tablet under 200 bucks.
Found this wooden table for one heck of a deal. solid maple.
first I cut out an area in the center for a 10" tablet with the charger hole. used a dremel to put the finishing touches for the charger hole. dremel to the rescue for that. looks fantastic.

Need this thing to have WiFi g/n and a snappy interface with some 'tweakable' features similar to android phones.

All this will be doing is making the table a 'smart' table.
Displaying time, weather, date, and a slideshow of images for when family visits. Preferably durable, a metal case of some sort is nice but not that important.

Honestly never have owned (or used) a tablet before, so that's why asking the experts here.

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Sounds like a kiosk
by itsdigger Jun 29, 2014 3:10PM PDT

Ever see this => http://www.webconverger.com/

I really don't know anything about tablets, just thought maybe it would give you more options

Digger

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about the same
by ilikerhinos Jun 29, 2014 3:26PM PDT

more or less it's a kiosk. thanks for the link. looking into that now.

forgot to mention, do tablets take SDHC cards or microSD or is that ancient tech by todays standards?

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ROFL
by itsdigger Jun 29, 2014 3:36PM PDT

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Today at Woot.
by Forum moderator Jun 30, 2014 1:03AM PDT

I see generation 1 iPads for 100 to 150 bucks. There are plenty of apps on the iPad that may do what you ask.
Bob

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$50 ipad 1
by ilikerhinos Jul 1, 2014 12:05PM PDT

picked it up off a friend for $50. works perfect. they have always babied their electronics, so i know there isnt going to be a surprise. so far so good and the table looks super cool with the ipad in the middle of the table.

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